by Michael Boldin | Oct 24, 2025 | Audio/Video, Cato, Constitution, Elbridge Gerry, George Mason, Luther Martin, Path to Liberty, Pennsylvania Dissent, State Ratifying Conventions
The Anti-Federalists weren’t just arguing politics; they were issuing dire warnings for generations to come. They predicted the Constitution contained the seeds of tyranny that would lead to a corrupt aristocracy or monarchy. On this episode, we explore five of...
by Michael Boldin | Apr 16, 2025 | Antifederalists, Articles of Confederation, Audio/Video, General Welfare Clause, Luther Martin, Path to Liberty, State Ratifying Conventions, Taxation
More than a century before the 16th Amendment and the IRS, the Anti-Federalists warned that the Constitution’s taxing power would be used to bleed the people dry and consolidate power. Luther Martin, George Mason, Cato, and others saw it coming – unlimited...
by Michael Boldin | Oct 11, 2024 | Antifederalists, Audio/Video, Cato, Path to Liberty, State Ratifying Conventions
“A vile and arbitrary aristocracy or monarchy” – that’s what the Anti-Federalist writer Cato warned we’d get. In a series of seven essays, he laid out his strongest arguments against ratification of the Constitution, predicting all kinds...
by Michael Boldin | Jul 24, 2024 | Antifederalists, Audio/Video, Executive, Path to Liberty, State Ratifying Conventions
During the debates over the ratification of the Constitution, Antifederalists repeatedly warned that the President would become like a king – and the worst kind of a king – an elected one. Path to Liberty: July 24, 2024...
by Mike Maharrey | Jul 24, 2022 | Audio/Video, Big Government, Cato, Maharrey Minute
Putting all of your faith in Washington D.C. will destroy liberty. Cato warned us that centralizing the United States into one government would create a situation where people with a thirst for power and aggrandizement would “oppress and grind” us. View...
